Tomes are connected to the game's cosmic affinities, like order, chaos, nature and so on. Instead of a conventional research system, Age of Wonders 4 doles out tomes of magic, each containing a variety of spells. That's what Age of Wonders 4 calls a "major transformation"-one of several ways you can enhance your empire's denizens. Your long-term goal might be to transform your empire's citizens into undead monstrosities themselves.
If you've crafted an empire of evil doers who use soul magic, for instance, you'll want to start getting into fights quickly, stealing enemy souls to fuel an undead army. While those early turns can be a bit repetitive, the creation process still ensures that you'll start with a well-defined empire and thus some clear goals in mind. Once you start building on top of these foundations, however, your experiences will start to become more distinctive, leading to a much stronger mid and late game. You're not going to get the sort of wild variety that you'll see in, say, Amplitude's Endless series, where each faction has dramatically different, bespoke playstyles with unique systems at their disposal. In the early game in particular, you won't notice a whole lot of difference between your industrious goblins or sinister mole-people. The downside of this style of empire creation is that, while some of the choices you make can have a big impact, a lot of it is highly situational or under the hood, or more flavourful than practical. Rulers, and the heroes you'll recruit later, represent the most powerful units in the game, and while they can benefit your empire by governing cities, where they really shine is in the tactical battles. Initially you're just selecting their physical appearance and starting weapons, but over the course of the game you'll find plenty of new gear and XP to bolster their power. If you pick a mortal champion it will be from the same species you just created, while Wizard Kings can be from any species. Nearly as important is the creation of your ruler.
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